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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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